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Hepointed，andthereatthetipofhisfingerandslidingdowntheairwithwingsflappingslowlyandatthespeedofanexceptionallylanguidsnail——wasabee。
AndsowecameoutupontheLeas。Therethethingseemedmadderthanever。Thebandwasplayingintheupperstand，thoughallthesounditmadeforuswasalow-pitched，wheezyrattle，asortofprolongedlastsighthatpassedattimesintoasoundliketheslow，muffledtickingofsomemonstrousclock。Frozenpeoplestooderect，strange，silent，self-conscious-lookingdummieshungunstablyinmid-stride，promenadinguponthegrass。Ipassedclosetoalittlepoodledogsuspendedintheactofleaping，andwatchedtheslowmovementofhislegsashesanktoearth。“Lord，lookhere！“criedGibberne，andwehaltedforamomentbeforeamagnificentpersoninwhitefaint-stripedflannels，whiteshoes，andaPanamahat，whoturnedbacktowinkattwogailydressedladieshehadpassed。
Awink，studiedwithsuchleisurelydeliberationaswecouldafford，isanunattractivething。Itlosesanyqualityofalertgaiety，andoneremarksthatthewinkingeyedoesnotcompletelyclose，thatunderitsdroopinglidappearstheloweredgeofaneyeballandalittlelineofwhite。“Heavengivemememory，“saidI，“andIwillneverwinkagain。“
“Orsmile，“saidGibberne，withhiseyeonthelady’sansweringteeth。
“It’sinfernallyhot，somehow，“saidI。“Let’sgoslower。“
“Oh，comealong！“saidGibberne。
Wepickedourwayamongthebath-chairsinthepath。Manyofthepeoplesittinginthechairsseemedalmostnaturalintheirpassiveposes，butthecontortedscarletofthebandsmenwasnotarestfulthingtosee。Apurple-facedlittlegentlemanwasfrozeninthemidstofaviolentstruggletorefoldhisnewspaperagainstthewind；thereweremanyevidencesthatallthesepeopleintheirsluggishwaywereexposedtoaconsiderablebreeze，abreezethathadnoexistencesofarasoursensationswent。Wecameoutandwalkedalittlewayfromthecrowd，andturnedandregardedit。
Toseeallthatmultitudechanged，toapicture，smittenrigid，asitwere，intothesemblanceofrealisticwax，wasimpossiblywonderful。Itwasabsurd，ofcourse；butitfilledmewithanirrational，anexultantsenseofsuperioradvantage。Considerthewonderofit！
AllthatIhadsaid，andthought，anddonesincethestuffhadbeguntoworkinmyveinshadhappened，sofarasthosepeople，sofarastheworldingeneralwent，inthetwinklingofaneye。“TheNewAccelerator——“Ibegan，butGibberneinterruptedme。
“There’sthatinfernaloldwoman！“hesaid。
“Whatoldwoman？“
“Livesnextdoortome，“saidGibberne。“Hasalapdogthatyaps。
Gods！Thetemptationisstrong！“
ThereissomethingveryboyishandimpulsiveaboutGibberneattimes。
BeforeIcouldexpostulatewithhimhehaddashedforward，snatchedtheunfortunateanimaloutofvisibleexistence，andwasrunningviolentlywithittowardsthecliffoftheLeas。Itwasmostextraordinary。Thelittlebrute，youknow，didn’tbarkorwriggleormaketheslightestsignofvitality。Itkeptquitestifflyinanattitudeofsomnolentrepose，andGibbernehelditbytheneck。Itwaslikerunningaboutwithadogofwood。“Gibberne，“Icried，“putitdown！“ThenIsaidsomethingelse。“Ifyourunlikethat，Gibberne，“Icried，“you’llsetyourclothesonfire。Yourlinentrousersaregoingbrownasitis！“
Heclappedhishandonhisthighandstoodhesitatingontheverge。
“Gibberne，“Icried，comingup，“putitdown。Thisheatistoomuch！
It’sourrunningso！Twoorthreemilesasecond！Frictionoftheair！“
“What？“hesaid，glancingatthedog。
“Frictionoftheair，“Ishouted。“Frictionoftheair。Goingtoofast。Likemeteoritesandthings
